I didn't ever know you but I was told that you and Karl were good friends. I can only imagine that the two of you are in Heaven waiting for us all to come home. I'm grateful that Karl had a friend like you!

The M-60 is an M-35 truck chassis with a bed mounted crane, normally operated by a two-man crew. The incident occurred on Route 540 about 11 kilometers southwest of Danang Airbase, just north of Phuoc Nanh village. The two men killed by the mine were
LCpl Karl L. Thompson and
LCpl Lawrence T. Hammond of Baltimore, Maryland.

Photo of LCPL Lawrence Hammond in uniform. Date and location unknown.

At the time of his death, LCPL Hammond was survived by his father, Lawrence S. Hammond, Joppa, Maryland; his mother and stepfather, Mrs and Mr. Albert G Gardner, and his fiancee, Barbara. He is buried in Bel Air Memorial Gardens, Bel Air (Harford County), Maryland.